APPLY

The application process is now closed.

Applications could be made until Friday 2nd of March 2018 and Tuesday 8th of May 2018. In order to receive support from the Travel Fund crews had to apply for support.
Crew's applications for support were considered for selection if they met the conditions of application.

CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION

Crews can make an application for support from the Travel Fund if they have to travel more than 400 km as the crow flies in order to
get to Soul on Top. The red circle centered on Basel drawn on the following map has a radius of 400 km.

Crews can be supported with money and/or free lodging at Youthhostels and Hotels we work with (stay of 1 night costing approx. CHF 30.- per person).
The maximum support awarded per crew is limited to money and/or free lodging amounting to CHF 500.- (fivehundred Swiss Francs). If the crews are awarded free
lodging we will book the Youthhostel or Hotel for them. The crews we select for monetary support from the Travel Fund receive the awarded amount only if they show up
and participate at Soul on Top. The selected crews will receive the money on the day Soul on Top is held in cash, by wire transfer or by PayPal.

Crews selected for support from the Travel Fund stay responsible for organizing their journey to Soul on Top including accomodation (unless they receive support in
the form of free lodging) and food. We don't organize or pay for journey, accomodation (unless they receive support in the form of free lodging) or food. The supported
crews stay responsible for having valid travel documentation. If members of supported crews need visas in order to travel to Soul on Top we may write letters of invitation.

By applying for support from the Travel Fund crews are not automatically registered to participate at Soul on Top. If a crew wants to participate regardless of being supported
by the Travel Fund they have to register as everyone else. We keep four spaces on the registered crew list open for the crews that actually get supported by the Travel Fund.

PROCEDURE

Applications could be made until Friday 2nd of March 2018 and Tuesday 8th of May 2018. All applications were made public on our website.

A commission of three members of the AbsTracks Association selects the crews that receive support from the Travel Fund from all the crews that
make an application. The decision is taken in light of the selection criteria. The commission decides freely. The commission's decision of who gets how much isn't contestable.

The commission's decision is made public on our website. All the crews that apply for support from the Travel Fund learn about our
decision by e-mail beforehand.

SELECTION CRITERIA

The commission selects crews by looking at their skills and at the length and costs of their trip to Soul on Top. However, this doesn't mean that the
best crew with the longest and costliest trip will be supported. We are trying to use the money put at our disposal efficiently and fairly.